Nick Blackmer is a librarian, fact-checker, and researcher with more than 20 years of experience in consumer-facing health and wellness content. Planks are better at building core strength because ...

Anyone who hits a gym regularly would have heard of bicycle crunches! They are a classic core-strengthening exercise that is a favourite of many trainers. Why? Because it makes you feel the burn in ...

Planks are better at building core strength because they engage the deepest layer of your ab muscles. Crunches mainly target the surface abs—the “six-pack” muscles—and are better at improving ...